This post was updated Aug. 8 at 6:43 p.m. UCLA offers a wide variety of language majors, but American Sign Language isn’t one of them. Out of respect for the Deaf community, it’s time that changes. Read more...
Photo: (Biona Hui/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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July 30, 3:59 pm
Editorial: UCLA student-athletes can benefit from recent focus on athletes’ mental health
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 5:29 p.m. Editor’s note: Editorials are intended to serve as the jumping-off point, not the conclusion, to discussion. As part of the Daily Bruin’s commitment to its readers, the board hopes to present a responsible and clear analysis of relevant events and news items affecting the lives of those we serve, but our editorials are not representative of the Daily Bruin’s views on issues as a whole. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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July 28, 5:25 pm
Opinion: Students deserve better resources, orientations for shift to in-person campus life
This post was updated Aug. 1 at 5:37 p.m. The unprecedented nature of this past year has many Bruins counting down to when they can have the in-person experience they’d envisioned for their time in college. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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July 26, 5:41 pm
Student representatives speak about UCLA transfer experience in editorial board Q&A
UCLA is home to more than 7,600 transfer students – 16.7% of the university’s student population and 24.3% of the undergraduate population. Transfer students have half the time on campus as direct-entry students, but UCLA may not be as welcoming as some would hope. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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July 24, 3:08 pm
Op-ed: UC’s tuition hike will only further burden low-income, nonresident students
The University of California Board of Regents passed a proposal on Thursday to increase tuition and student fees according to the “cohort model”: tuition and fees will increase yearly by up to 5% for each incoming undergraduate class, who would then pay the same rate for up to six years. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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July 23, 11:42 am
Editorial: Tuition hikes will burden students, make UC education less accessible
This post was updated July 25 at 3:43 pm. Editor’s note: Editorials are intended to serve as the jumping-off point, not the conclusion, to discussion. As part of the Daily Bruin’s commitment to its readers, the board hopes to present a responsible and clear analysis of relevant events and news items affecting the lives of those we serve, but our editorials are not representative of the Daily Bruin’s views on issues as a whole. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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July 20, 1:08 pm
Opinion: Relocation of people experiencing homelessness breaks up communities
This post was updated July 25 at 3:48 p.m. Although you’ll often hear the term “homeless,” “houseless” is far more accurate. That’s because a lack of stable, physical residence does not signify the absence of a home – even on the streets. Read more...
Photo: Forceful removal from homeless encampments leads to a cycle of displacement and destroys built communities. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)